This report provides a top-level overview of the long-term drug-related trends and developments at European level, while homing in on emerging problems in specific countries.
The purpose of this paper is to examine the advantages and the shortcomings of the different options to distinguish drug possession for personal use and supply and trafficking, based on the Italian experience, as well as their real effectiveness in dealing with the problem.
The high-level thematic debate on 7th May will be the first time the UNGASS preparations are substantively discussed in New York and therefore provides an important opportunity to engage both the broader UN family and New York-based country missions.
This year’s annual review reflects on 20 years of monitoring and examines the global influences and local ramifications of Europe’s ever-changing drugs problem.
